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iTunes Store Security = fail.

« 9 July 2009 | 15:44 | Uncategorized | 5 Comments »

So it seems that Apple doesn’t require email verification or even a secret question to be paired with the creation of an iTunes account. This is nasty.
I never realised how nasty it could be until an unsuspecting Irishman decided that his email address was in fact, a mirror image of mine.
The lesson of the day: […]



Facebook ads- this time it’s personal.

« 9 April 2009 | 20:52 | Uncategorized | 3 Comments »

Today I was made aware that my Facebook user data is being used beyond the bounds of Facebook for target advertising.
This is highly disturbing.
The ad was served from DeviantArt.com, as I was doing my daily browsing. I wasn’t even logged in to Facebook at the time, so I am also concerned about how the ad […]



Facebook ads are messing with my head

« 15 August 2008 | 5:52 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

I’ve had enough of Facebook. Here’s why:
It was cold night here in Adelaide, so, naturally, I went to go and put my ugg boots (slippers) on. As I did so, I told my boyfriend I was going AFK to get warmer.
2 minutes later, I opened up facebook, and what did I see an ad for? […]



OLPC and the Sugar interface - Intuitiveness or drunken designers?

« 17 June 2008 | 11:50 | Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

My new lean green fighting machine arrived a while ago. I took photos in anticipation of actually blogging about it, but in true Marian style got distracted by something shiny and totally forgot. So here’s my recount!
I couldn’t wait for my ugly/cute green weird little laptop to arrive.

Unfortuantely I missed out on the OLPC “green theme” party in Norway:
http://howcome.gotdns.com/img/2008/05-07-olpc/
http://www.idg.no/video/article97675.ece
http://www.digi.no/php/art.php?id=527841
So, we had our own party in the office when they arrived.
Here […]



Vietnam Flight Itinerary

« 23 October 2005 | 21:46 | Uncategorized, Vietnam | No Comments »

Adelaide(06:00)–>Sydney Sydney–>Hanoi
 
Tour Vietnam for 10 days
 
Thurs 4th Nov: Hanoi–>Paris
 
Fri 5th Nov: Paris–>London London–>Guernsey
 
Guernsey sightseeing (Channel Islands)
 
Thurs 11 Nov: Guernsey–>London London–>Dublin
 
Meet up with bec, sample some guinness.
 
Sun 21 Nov: Dublin–>London
 
Train up to Leicester, then on to Edinburgh (Scotland). Train down to Manchester When I get tired of that
 
Wed 22 Dec: Manchester–>Paris Paris–>Ho Chi Minh (saigon)
 
Thurs 23 […]